Controlling Access to Shared Content in an Online Content Management System

1. A computer-implemented method for controlling access to shared group content in a networked content management system, comprising: maintaining a database of authorized users identifying groups to which said users are members; maintaining a database of group sharing policies identifying sharing permissions for stored group content; determining, in response to a request to share access to particular stored group content, whether the request is from an authorized user by consulting said authorized user database; determining the sharing permissions applicable to the requested particular stored group content by consulting said group sharing policy database, wherein the sharing permissions include a determination of whether a response to a request to share content in a group content folder permitted to be shared with non-group members should contain a warning that the content is about to be shared with a non-group member; and processing the request in accordance with the results of said determinations.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the request includes activation of a shared link.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the request to share access comprises a request to share a link to a folder in said networked content management system.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the request to share access comprises a request to share access to a folder in said networked content management system.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the sharing permissions include an identification of whether a group content folder is permitted to be shared with non-group members.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein processing of the request includes prohibiting a group member from sharing access to particular stored group content that has been identified as private to the group.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the sharing permissions include an identification of whether a requesting group member has specified a privacy setting for a link to a specific group content folder requested to be shared with non-group members.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein processing of the request includes prohibiting a group member from sharing a link to particular stored group content that has been specified in a privacy setting as private to the group.

9. A computer-implemented method for controlling access to shared group content in a networked content management system, comprising: maintaining a database of authorized users identifying groups to which said users are members; maintaining a database of group sharing policies identifying sharing permissions for stored group content; determining, in response to a request to share access to particular stored group content, whether the request is from an authorized user by consulting said authorized user database; determining the sharing permissions applicable to the requested particular stored group content by consulting said group sharing policy database wherein the sharing permissions include an identification of whether a privacy setting for a link to a specific group content folder requested to be shared with non-group members has been set to view only; and processing the request in accordance with the results of said determinations.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein processing of the request includes prohibiting a group member from sharing a link to particular stored group content that has been specified in a privacy setting as view only.

11. A system for controlling access to shared group content in a networked content management system, comprising: a database of authorized users identifying groups to which said users are members; a database of group sharing policies identifying sharing permissions for stored group content; at least one processor configured to: determine, in response to a request to share access to particular stored group content, whether the request is from an authorized user by consulting said authorized user database; determine the sharing permissions applicable to the requested particular stored group content by consulting said group sharing policy database, wherein the sharing permissions include a determination of whether a response to a request to share content in a group content folder permitted to be shared with non-group members should contain a warning that the content is about to be shared with a non-group member; and process the request in accordance with the results of said determinations.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the request includes activation of a shared link.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the request to share access comprises a request to share a link to a folder in said networked content management system.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the request to share access comprises a request to share access to a folder in said networked content management system.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the sharing permissions include an identification of whether a group content folder is permitted to be shared with non-group members.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein processing of the request includes prohibiting a group member from sharing access to particular stored group content that has been identified as private to the group.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the sharing permissions include an identification of whether a requesting group member has specified a privacy setting for a link to a specific group content folder requested to be shared with non-group members.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein processing of the request includes prohibiting a group member from sharing a link to particular stored group content that has been specified in a privacy setting as private to the group.

19. A system for controlling access to shared group content in a networked content management system, comprising: a database of authorized users identifying groups to which said users are members; a database of group sharing policies identifying sharing permissions for stored group content; at least one processor configured to: determine, in response to a request to share access to particular stored group content, whether the request is from an authorized user by consulting said authorized user database; determine the sharing permissions applicable to the requested particular stored group content by consulting said group sharing policy database, wherein the sharing permissions include an identification of whether a privacy setting for a link to a specific group content folder requested to be shared with non-group members has been set to view only; and process the request in accordance with the results of said determinations.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein processing of the request includes prohibiting a group member from sharing a link to particular stored group content that has been specified in a privacy setting as view only.